As a student you would provide support to professional
economists dealing with a range of issues affecting Government
policy. See
profiles of some students currently working in HM Treasury
We
offer two types of placements at present:
- 12
month sandwich student placements; and
- 6-12
week summer vacation placements
To
be eligible for either of these placements, students must be
a UK national, Commonwealth citizen or a member of the
European Economic Area (EEA); and, be studying for a degree in
economics or, if it is a joint degree, economics must comprise
at least 50% of the total course, or doing a Masters degree in
economics.
Due to the nature of the work, the placements are not
open to first year undergraduates.
Sandwich
Student Placements
The GES centrally-run sandwich student placement scheme for
2009/10 is now open. The
placements are for 12 months from summer 2009 and are open to
economic students who are seriously considering a career in
the Government Economic Service after graduation.
To be eligible,
applicants must:
- be
a UK national, Commonwealth citizen, or a member of the
European Economic Area (EEA); and
- be
studying for a degree in economics or, if it is a joint
degree, economics must comprise at least 50% of the total
course, or doing a Masters degree in economics. You should be on course for a 2:1. Due
to the nature of the work, the placements are not open
to first year undergraduates.
Applications will only be considered on the attached
application form. It must include a nomination by an economics
tutor, confirming that the applicant is suitable for an
economics placement. Please scan in the tutor’s signature
and send it with your application or, if that is not possible,
please ask your tutor to email us with the name of the
applicant being nominated, the name of the university and the
degree course.
In sifting the applications to decide which candidates to
invite for interview, particular weight will be attached to
the sections on competences, extra-curricular activities and
career choice. Candidates who are successful at the sift stage
are likely to be invited for interview in the period 10 – 28
November 2008.
The names of the participating Departments and the job
descriptions are not yet available – they will be posted on
the website in September.
Please do not submit your application form until you
have that information.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday
13 October 2007.
As part of the interview process, some Departments require
applicants to sit a numeracy test.
Below is a link to a couple of examples of the types of
questions usually involved.
Link to GES Sandwich Student application
form
Link to numeracy examples
Summer Vacation Placements
The competition for summer vacation placements in 2008 is
now closed.
If you applied before the deadline of 25 January 2008 and
your application was unsuccessful at the sift stage, you will
have received an email to that effect. If your application was
successful at the sift stage, it will have been passed to one
of the participating Departments who will contact you direct.
Details of the 2009 summer vacation placements will appear
towards the end of 2008.
Work Experience
There is no centrally-run unpaid work experience programme
at present. However,
individual Departments might offer such placements but you
will need to contact them direct.
Further information
If you would like to view profiles
of current Sandwich students
If you wish to find out more about GES placements, please
contact:
Debbie Lester: 0207 270 5563 or email
Debbie.Lester@hm-treasury.gov.uk
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